Berrylands station reopened on 28 September with wider platforms. Trains run every 30 minutes again, but the old staircases stay shut while SWR decides.
Berrylands station reopened on Monday 28 September after being closed since May for a rebuild. Trains between London Waterloo and Hampton Court call there again in both directions, and the replacement buses have stopped.
That is confirmed in the reopening notice on National Rail’s Berrylands station page. It also says the ticket office, car park and toilets have all reopened.
What was done
South Western Railway’s upgrade page, updated on Tuesday 29 September, says the station now has new and wider platforms. The operator says they were built “to improve safety and accessibility”. It also lists:
- new lighting
- new CCTV
- customer information screens and help points
- waiting shelters on both platforms
The staircases are still a problem
One part of the station has not been fixed, and it is the part most passengers use. While building the new platforms, engineers surveyed the station’s two original staircases. SWR says those surveys found that parts of their substructures had “significantly deteriorated”.
Both staircases have been closed for safety. Passengers are now using temporary staircases built for the reopening. SWR says it is still assessing whether to refurbish or replace the originals. It has not said when it will decide, what either option would cost, or whether a decision would mean another closure.
The upgrade page does not say whether the temporary staircases change step-free access at the station. If you rely on it, check National Rail’s accessibility details or book help through SWR’s assisted travel service before you travel.
How much time the reopening saves
For anyone who has spent the summer on the replacement bus, the difference is real. When we checked journey times on 17 August, with the station shut, the fastest route from Berrylands to Waterloo took 46 minutes at peak and 41 minutes off-peak. Every one of those journeys had to start with the bus.
With the station open again, the timetable for Thursday 1 October on traintimes.org.uk, a National Rail Enquiries front end, shows:
- trains to Waterloo at 03 and 33 or 34 minutes past each hour
- 29 to 30 minutes to Waterloo in the morning peak
- 28 minutes off-peak
- a first train at 06:03
- a last direct train home from Waterloo at 23:36, arriving at 00:01
That cuts the fastest peak journey by 16 or 17 minutes each way. Berrylands is in fare zone 5, so a pay as you go single to Waterloo is £6.60 at peak and £4.40 off-peak, according to the same timetable.
What it means for you
- Tap in and out at Berrylands again. During the closure, passengers were told not to, and to tap only where their journey started and ended. That instruction no longer applies
- The bus stops on Surbiton Hill Park that served New Malden and Surbiton are no longer used for replacement buses
- The car park is open, so there is no need to drive to New Malden or Surbiton instead
- Expect weekend changes on nearby lines in October. Engineering work around Staines, Twickenham and Guildford affects Kingston and Surbiton trains on 3, 4, 10, 11 and 18 October. The detail is on our Kingston roadworks and travel page
For times from every station in the borough, see our Kingston train times to London page, which we have updated for the reopening.
Sources
- Berrylands station, National Rail, read 30 September 2026, for the 28 September reopening, the Waterloo to Hampton Court services, the end of the replacement buses, the reopened facilities and the closure-period ticketing instructions.
- Berrylands station upgrade, South Western Railway, updated 29 September 2026, for the works carried out and the staircase surveys.
- traintimes.org.uk, read 30 September 2026 for the 1 October timetable, for journey times, the first and last trains and the zone 5 fares. The closed-station figures are from our own check of the same service on 17 August 2026.
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